Wooden Lacquerware Vase vintage turtle They are wheel thrown and

They are wheel thrown and the front of each cup is decorated with a hawk perched on the bough of a pine tree

This particular type of lacquerware goes back as far as the late 1600s

Tokoname clay contains a lot of iron oxide

In 1970 he formed the Iro-Nabeshima Technique Preservation Society

5”) across x 17

Wooden Lacquerware Vase vintage turtle They are wheel thrown and*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a vintage wooden vase made around 20 years ago. It is coated in lacquer and the front is decorated with a red bamboo design. Red bamboo is a popular motif because it symbolises good luck in Chinese culture, and its a symbol of courage and bravery in Japan. The writing carved on the back indicates that this was a memorial